James Scudamore

Liobams lying with rakunks

Set in the future, The Year of the Flood tells the story of the build-up to and aftermath of a pandemic known as the Waterless Flood, which all but eradicates the human race.

issue 19 September 2009

  • The Year of the Flood

    Margaret Atwood

    Bloomsbury, pp. 448

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